Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
11. W: I really like those abstract paintings we saw in our art history today. What did you think?
M: I guess it’s something I haven’t acquired a taste for yet.
Q: What does the man mean?
【解析】選[D]。acquire / have a taste for sth. 意為“愛好某事物”。it’s something I haven’t acquired a taste for yet說明男士并不喜歡抽象派的油畫。
12. W: Now if you have any questions concerning this agreement, I’ll be happy to try to answer them.
M: Nothing comes to my mind right now, but I’d like to read it through once more before signing.
Q: What are the two speakers most probably doing?
【解析】選[B]。女士說如果男士對協(xié)議還有疑問，她會盡力解答。男士說眼下還沒有什么問題，但在簽署之前他還要再瀏覽一遍。由名詞agreement“協(xié)議，合同”和動詞sign“簽署”可知說話人正在討論一份合同，選項[B]正確。
13. M: I’ll be dozy if I don’t have caffeine to start my day.
W: Perhaps you should think of an alternative. Getting yourself hooked isn’t exactly the solution, is it?
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
【解析】選[B]。男士說他早上不喝咖啡就整天迷迷糊糊的。alternative指“可供選擇的辦法”，由女士說的you should think of an alternative可知，她建議男士換一種方法使自己清醒，[B]項正確。getting oneself hooked指使自己陷于某種習(xí)慣當中。
14. M: Do you think the behavior of the parking supervisor is a bit extreme?
W: Yes. But I’m going to bring it up with someone one of these days.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【解析】選[C]。結(jié)合男士提到的the behavior of the parking supervisor is a bit extreme 推測，女士所說的bring it up with someone應(yīng)是指raise the question to someone，即她打算要反映或投訴(complain about)停車場管理員的惡劣行為，[C]項正確。
15. M: Excuse us for creating such a mess. It was Kelly’s graduation day and we had a potluck dinner to celebrate the occasion.
W: Well, I do understand it was an important day for Kelly, but I guess you’ll know what you’ll be doing for the whole morning.
Section A
11. W: I really like those abstract paintings we saw in our art history today. What did you think?
M: I guess it’s something I haven’t acquired a taste for yet.
Q: What does the man mean?
【解析】選[D]。acquire / have a taste for sth. 意為“愛好某事物”。it’s something I haven’t acquired a taste for yet說明男士并不喜歡抽象派的油畫。
12. W: Now if you have any questions concerning this agreement, I’ll be happy to try to answer them.
M: Nothing comes to my mind right now, but I’d like to read it through once more before signing.
Q: What are the two speakers most probably doing?
【解析】選[B]。女士說如果男士對協(xié)議還有疑問，她會盡力解答。男士說眼下還沒有什么問題，但在簽署之前他還要再瀏覽一遍。由名詞agreement“協(xié)議，合同”和動詞sign“簽署”可知說話人正在討論一份合同，選項[B]正確。
13. M: I’ll be dozy if I don’t have caffeine to start my day.
W: Perhaps you should think of an alternative. Getting yourself hooked isn’t exactly the solution, is it?
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
【解析】選[B]。男士說他早上不喝咖啡就整天迷迷糊糊的。alternative指“可供選擇的辦法”，由女士說的you should think of an alternative可知，她建議男士換一種方法使自己清醒，[B]項正確。getting oneself hooked指使自己陷于某種習(xí)慣當中。
14. M: Do you think the behavior of the parking supervisor is a bit extreme?
W: Yes. But I’m going to bring it up with someone one of these days.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【解析】選[C]。結(jié)合男士提到的the behavior of the parking supervisor is a bit extreme 推測，女士所說的bring it up with someone應(yīng)是指raise the question to someone，即她打算要反映或投訴(complain about)停車場管理員的惡劣行為，[C]項正確。
15. M: Excuse us for creating such a mess. It was Kelly’s graduation day and we had a potluck dinner to celebrate the occasion.
W: Well, I do understand it was an important day for Kelly, but I guess you’ll know what you’ll be doing for the whole morning.